At approximately 13:20 on Saturday 20th September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police following reports of a fell runner who had sustained a lower leg injury while descending from Kirkstone Pass.

After speaking directly with the casualty, the team was deployed to the scene. On arrival, the runner was assessed by a team medic, administered pain relief, and her injured leg was splinted. She was then stretchered to a team vehicle and transported to the base, where she was swiftly transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital for further treatment.

The casualty, who was well prepared for her day, had been assisted prior to the team’s arrival by two members of the public, who helped keep her warm and provided a hot drink—an act of kindness that made a significant difference during the wait.

Patterdale MRT would like to thank the members of the public who supported the casualty and remind all fell runners and walkers of the importance of carrying appropriate equipment, including warm layers and a means of communication, especially as autumn conditions begin to set in.

On Thursday 18th September at 12:49hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to reports of a male who had slipped and was stuck in a Gulley and had received a head injury. The Duty Leader who was at base doing some admin took the call and attempted to contact the informant to get an exact location, after numerous attempts with no success two Team Members travelled to the area of the What Three Words location to try and locate the casualty. The rest of the team were requested to start travelling to Aira Force car park where eventually the casualty was located around a 10 minute walk leading up to the falls. The male was treated at scene for a laceration to his head and carried down to the car park by stretcher where he was handed over to North West Ambulance for onward travel to Hospital for further treatment. The male had been walking with his partner when he slipped off the narrow path falling around 3 meters into the gulley and sustained the injury to his head.
10 Team members attended the incident which took 2 hours to complete.

Report of a 68 year old gentleman requiring assistance on Great Mell fell. The report was recieved by Patterdale Mountain Rescue via Cumbria Police at 1800 on 11 September 2025.
The gentleman had braved the heavy showers through the day to walk with his sister to the summit of Great Mell. Unfortunatly whilst descending through the steep, sodden ground the man slipped. Thankfully he wasnt injured however  due to his lack of mobility he was unable to continue safely.
An initial hasty party ascended the fell to provide the casualty with a shelter. The remaining team then arrived with the stretcher. Following a medical assesment and a few sweets for energy, the casualty was stretchered down the hill side. Patterdale wishes to thank the local farmer for allowing us to take a shortcut across his land, which provided the casualty a much smoother experience.

The callout lasted 2 hours with 10 team members.

On Sunday 7th September at 12:35hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Team to a Runner who had fallen whilst descending from Helvellyn into Greenside.  The Duty Leader made contact with the informant and established the runner was in a race and had simply tripped over whilst descending the start of the Zig Zags down into Greenside, the male had received multiple facial injuries and was now in a shelter with another competitor. The Team were mobilised and made their way to Kepple Cove Dam in the Land Rovers then on foot to the casualty site.  Once on scene the male was treated for his injuries and packaged into a stretcher where he was carried off the hill down to the Landrovers.  He was conveyed back to Patterdale Base and then taken to hospital by his colleagues for further treatment.
15 Team members were involved in the rescue which took 3 hours to compete.

Whilst dealing with rescue number 71 some of the Team were heading up Grisedale with potential new team members for a walk around the Edges when they came across a couple who were doing the Coast to Coast.The female had slipped and received an injury to her ankle which was too painful to walk on. They treated her for her injury and conveyed them both down to Patterdale Base where she was then taken to hospital by North West Ambulance for further treatment.
This was a busy day for the Team with it being the third job of the day after receiving the first call from Cumbria Police at 8am that morning.
The Team wish all the casualties a swift recovery and also their thanks to the members of the public who assisted at the various incidents